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RE: problem with starting programs via ssh / cannot see environment variable


 
Hi all,

I would like to answer the question in a simplified way again, since I still have troubles with ssh and absolutely no clue about the reason.

I have two wxpsp2 hosts both setup approximately in the same way (programs and services are identical).

host 'orange27' was installed some month ago. host 'orange26' was just re-installed. the new installation on orange26 makes some problems since it is possible to login via ssh but impossible to start a program (in batch mode).

I see the problem in the different behaviour of the sshd of cygwin on orange26 and orange27, respectively, since the program fails to start due to missing environment variables.

When logging on to orange26 I get an almost completely different set of environment variables compared to the login on to orange27. Thus, it is absolutely not surprising that the program crashes.

LOGIN orange26 and env command provides:
mgiger@orange26 ~
$ env
HOMEPATH=\cygwin\home\mgiger
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/man::/usr/ssl/man
HOSTNAME=orange26
PVM_RSH=/bin/ssh
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
SSH_CLIENT=129.132.167.199 33204 22
OLDPWD=/home/mgiger
USERDOMAIN=D
SSH_TTY=/dev/tty0
OS=Windows_NT
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
USER=mgiger
PVM_ROOT_U=/usr/lib/pvm3
TEMP=/tmp
COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
PVM_ROOT=/usr/lib/pvm3
USERNAME=mgiger
PVM_ARCH=win32
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/mgiger
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin:/c/Program Files/Intel/MKL72/ia32/bin:/c/WINDOWS/system32:/c/WINDOWS:/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/c/Program Files/OpenAFS/Client/Program:/c/Program Files/OpenAFS/Common:/c/IFOR/WIN/BIN:/c/IFOR/WIN/BIN/EN_US:/bin
PVM_TMP=/tmp
PWD=/home/mgiger
SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
CYGWIN=ntsec
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\mgiger
TZ=WEST-1WEST-2,M3.5.0/2,M10.5.0/3
PS1=\[\e]0;\w\a\]\n\[\e[32m\]\u@\h \[\e[33m\]\w\[\e[0m\]\n\$
LOGONSERVER=\\CRACK
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
SHLVL=1
HOME=/home/mgiger
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
HOMEDRIVE=C:
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
LOGNAME=mgiger
TMP=/tmp
SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
PRINTER=
CVS_RSH=/bin/ssh
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0209
SSH_CONNECTION=129.132.167.199 33204 129.132.168.174 22
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig
MAKE_MODE=unix
INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/info:
PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
COMPUTERNAME=ORANGE26
_=/usr/bin/env


LOGIN orange27 and env command provides:
mgiger@ORANGE27 ~
$ env
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
ANSYS81_DIR=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v81\ANSYS
ANSYS90_DIR=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v90\ANSYS
ANSYSLIC_DIR=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared Files\Licensing
ANSYS_SYSDIR=Intel
BOOKSHELF=C:\IFOR\WIN\BIN\EN_US
CADOE_DOCDIR81=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v81\CommonFiles\help\en-us\solviewer
CADOE_DOCDIR90=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v90\CommonFiles\help\en-us\solviewer
CADOE_LIBDIR81=C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v81\CommonFiles\Language\en-us
CADOE_LIBDIR90=C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v90\CommonFiles\Language\en-us
COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=ORANGE27
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
CVS_RSH=/bin/ssh
CYGWIN=ntsec
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HELP=C:\IFOR\WIN\BIN
HOME=/home/mgiger
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\cygwin\home\mgiger
HOSTNAME=ORANGE27
I4_INSTALL_DRIVE=C:
I4_LANG=EN_US
INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Intel\MKL72\include
INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel/info:/usr/autotool/stable/info:
INTEL_LICENSE_FILE=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Licenses
IPF_PATH32=C:\IFOR\WIN\BIN\EN_US
KMP_STACKSIZE=4m
LIB=C:\Program Files\Intel\MKL72\ia32\lib
LOGNAME=mgiger
LOGONSERVER=\\CRACK
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/mgiger
MAKE_MODE=unix
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man::/usr/ssl/man
NLSPATH=C:\IFOR\LS\MSG\%L\%N
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OLDPWD=/home/mgiger
OS=Windows_NT
PATH=/usr/lib/subversion/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/c/Program Files/Intel/MKL72/ia32/bin:/c/WINDOWS/system32:/c/WINDOWS:/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/c/Program Files/OpenAFS/Client/Program:/c/Program Files/OpenAFS/Common:/c/Program Files/UltraEdit:/c/IFOR/WIN/BIN:/c/IFOR/WIN/BIN/EN_US:/bin
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig
PRINTER=Adobe PDF
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0209
PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
PS1=\[\033]0;\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$
PVM_ARCH=win32
PVM_ROOT=/usr/lib/pvm3
PVM_ROOT_U=/usr/lib/pvm3
PVM_RSH=/bin/ssh
PVM_TMP=/tmp
PWD=/home/mgiger
P_SCHEMA=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v90\ANSYS\ac4\schema
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHLVL=1
SSH_CLIENT=129.132.168.174 1249 22
SSH_CONNECTION=129.132.168.174 1249 129.132.168.175 22
SSH_TTY=/dev/tty0
SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=/tmp
TERM=xterm
TMP=/tmp
TZ=WEST-1WEST-2,M3.5.0/2,M10.5.0/3
USER=mgiger
USERDOMAIN=D
USERNAME=mgiger
WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
_=/usr/bin/env


Some of the variables are identical, but some of the variables are not shown on orange26, although they are defined in the global environment of windows on this machine.
In particular, on orange26 all environment variables are missing required for starting ANSYS.

The question is: How can I get the same environment on orange26 as I get it on orange27?
Do I have to change something in the configuration of cygwin / ssh?

Best regards,
Mathias

(I do not use pubkey authentication)

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